# Dewsaw Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Dewsaw

Dewsaw is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **418 people in 73 households**, the 61st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 418people (2011)
- 73households
- 93.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Dewsaw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewsaw is 793120.** Dewsaw falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278080

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dewsaw from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)57 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)57 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dewsaw?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dewsaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dewsaw known for?

The main crops are **potato, paddy and maize**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dewsaw

Of every 100 households in Dewsaw in 2011, 54 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewsaw · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****1%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**60%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dewsaw?

■ Dewsaw · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**980

Working population ****47.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 94.4% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 186 (93%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawphlang

- Krang Nonglum Shilliang Iew Jamynthlen426 people
- Sawlad Marbisu424 people
- Phansawrang423 people
- Mawlyngthoh422 people
- Ur-Ur418 people
- Lyngdoh Phanblang411 people
- Marbisu Mawsmai404 people
- Wahumlawbah398 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewsaw?793120
- How far is Dewsaw from Shillong?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dewsaw?418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewsaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dewsaw?93.0% (Census 2011)